Johnson's Pasture: A Special Place

Imagine a place ... with rolling hills, shady oak groves, and views that stretch for miles and miles. A natural place that you and your family can explore and experience together. A place where you can walk free under an open sky.

In the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Claremont, such a place does exist. A place where you can stand with the majestic San Gabriels to your back and the city at your feet.

That place is Johnson's Pasture ... 183 acres of privately-owned property known as the crown jewel of the Claremont hillsides. It is a special place prized by hikers, cyclists and equestrians, where senior citizens and families with young children can stroll the gentle hillsides and experience the wildlife, beauty and history of our southern California heritage.

For the time being, Johnson's Pasture is still undeveloped. However, rising property values and other factors have increased the pressure on the property owners to sell, and they have the right to sell to anyone and receive fair market value for their investment.

In response, the CWC is partnering with the City of Claremont to raise the necessary funds to purchase Johnson's Pasture. This may be our last, best chance to preserve it. Once this place is lost to development, it will be lost forever as an asset to our community.

Our campaign to 'Save Johnson's Pasture' is central to a vision of the future that ensures a high quality of life for all people -- a positive future characterized by clean water, open spaces, abundant and diverse wildlife, and opportunities to learn from the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Our commitment now will determine the quality of life available to our children and grandchildren and the generations to come.